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The coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala have beach sand deposits of various minerals such as illmenite, zircon, rutile, garnet, sillimanite, leucoxene, and monazite. From 1993 onwards, private firms were granted permission to mine beach sand and were allowed to mine the minerals- sillimanite and garnet.
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During the hearing, the bench noted that particular reference of violation has been made to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The counsel stated that around 2,30,000 tonnes beach sand mineral has been quarried in Vaippar village in Tamil Nadu without permission of any government authority. Friday, 16 Sep, 2022
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Beach mining from mineral sands is found only in coastal states such as Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. Sands contain minerals such as garnet, ilmenite, rutile, zircon and sillimanite which are used in varied areas such as aircraft and paper industries. Tamil Nadu holds a crucial place in beach mining and the state ...
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Approximately 37,000 metric tonnes of monazite, an atomic mineral found in the state's coastal sands, is sitting in godowns belonging to a clutch of miners in Tamil Nadu. It appears to have been mined illegally, and over 777 metric tonnes appears ready for export - which is against the law. These numbers were presented in a report of the ...
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The Madras High Court today held that the blanket ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu Government on all beach sand mining activities was invalid. On September 17, 2013, the Tamil Nadu Government banned mini
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Tamil Nadu holds a crucial place in beach mining and the state contributes to around 85 per cent of the country's total exports of 6.5 lakh tonnes of garnet. V V Mineral accounts for 75 per cent of the beach mineral mining activity in the state. Stating beach mining is "replenishable", Subramanian said in the absence of mining, such minerals ...
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Ashish Kumar had told that following complaints from fishing community, they inspected mining areas in Vaippar village and found the leasee, given permission to mine in four hectares, was actually...
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The local industry has laid off many due to the ban on beach mineral mining in Tamil Nadu. The ban was imposed in August 2013 and has seriously affected the lifestyle of locals causing a loss to the exchequer. ... VV Mineral, a beach mining company founded in late 1980s, is country's largest mining, manufacturer and exporter of garnet and ...
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Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has said the policy changes in beach sand mining would be on the basis of the High Court's ruling. He said this in answer to a question raised by Leader of the Opposition and DMK working president M K Stalin during zero hour in the Assembly today.
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Two years ago, the 20-year-old mining company, VV Mineral, came into the limelight for being involved in illegal mining business in Tamil Nadu. As per reports, VV Mineral is the country's largest mining, manufacturer and exporter of garnet and ilmenite. The Tamil Nadu government in August 2013 imposed a ban on beach mineral mining along...
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The four-year ban on beach mineral mining has robbed the employment of over 15,000 skilled youths, who are now battling hunger by turning to menial jobs in the drought-hit Radhapuram region of ...
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TN suspends beach mineral mining, probe ordered. Tamil Nadu government ordered a probe to ascertain if irregularlities have occurred in 71 large mineral quarries engaged in extraction of beach minerals in the state and suspended operations till its completion. ... that went into charges of illegal beach sand mining in Tuticorin, would study the ...
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Tamil Nadu is the second longest sandy beach front in India, stretching over 1,076 kilometers (670 miles). The rivers in Tamil Nadu have been subjected to sand mining, especially illegal sand mining continuously for the past 28 years starting from 1989, following a boom in the construction industries [1].
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Sand mining is a practice, that is used to excerpt sand, mainly from quarry/ open pit. Sand is extracted from beaches, inland dunes, and mined from ocean beds and river beds. The excessive mining...
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"Coastal areas in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh where beach sand is laced with rare earth minerals have been suffering erosion, damaging the ecosystem and threatening livelihood of...
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VV Mineral, with a business of about ₹1,200 crore, is the largest of the mining companies accounting for three-fourths of beach mineral mining activity in Tamil Nadu.
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This study was carried out along the coastal aquifer of southern Tamil Nadu, India. To access the impact of mining, the coast was divided into three sites, namely (i) non-placer sand area, (ii)...
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According to research, sand mining in Tamil Nadu is a Rs. 24,000 crore a year industry [6]. However, Tamil Nadu's budget estimates for 2014-15 peg incomes from sand quarries at Rs 216.82 crore which was in 2013-14 even lower at Rs. 133.37 crore. No one has a definite answer of where the rest of the money goes.
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Sand Mining In Tamil Nadu India Govt school teacher among 2 held for rape of four-year-old LKG in Tamil Nadu The incident came to light when the 's parents took her to hospital for treatment after she had repeatedly complained of irritation in her private parts. The doctors later informed that the child was subjected to sexual assaults
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MADURAI: Environmentalists fighting against rampant illegal sand mining have hailed the gazette notification by the Union ministry of mines changing the rules that earlier allowed private companies to mine rare earth minerals found on beach sand. They said the notification was much awaited and would help save the coastal treasures.
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The RDO reported that between 2017 and now, 45 bags containing garnet mined from beach sand were missing, besides 637 bags of ilmenite, 617 bags of mined sand totalling 1,299 bags. The team also...
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Dec 2, 2020Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting...
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Sandhya Ravishankar, a Chennai based journalist, was threatened for her reports on Tamil Nadu's sand mafia. Despite a ban in 2013, beach sand mining for minerals remained a lucrative business in Tamil Nadu. At one point police raided 15 locations simultaneously, finding 455,245 ton of illegally mined beach minerals.
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Madras High Court has transferred to a division bench, a suo motu PIL taken up by it relating to alleged illegal mining by beach sand mining (BSM) firms in some coastal districts of south Tamil Nadu. (File Photo) ... (BSM) firms in some coastal districts of south Tamil Nadu. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M ...
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sand mining impacts on river, dune, marine, hydrological, biological and sociological environments with some worldwide case studies. Keywords: Sand mining, river, dune, beach, hydrological, biological, sociological I INTRODUCTION „Sand mining‟ is a practice that is used to extract sand, from various environments, such as
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Approximately 37,000 metric tonnes of monazite, an atomic mineral found in the state's coastal sands, is sitting in godowns belonging to a clutch of miners in Tamil Nadu. It appears to have been...
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Salient provision for sand mining in the state of Tamil Nadu 71 Sl. No. Contents Page 1 Introduction 02 2 Need for Policy Guidelines 04 3 Objective of Guidelines 09 4 Requirements for Monitoring & Enforcement 10 5 Replenishment Study 27 6 Enforcement Provisions 34 7 Recommendation of High Power Committee 41 ...
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Jan 16, 2021Written submission by M/s V.V. Mineral on beach sand mining, Tamil Nadu, 16/01/2021 . 16/01/2021 ... Secretary, Tamil Nadu Coastal Zonal Management Authority dated 16/01/2021. The appellant (M/s V.V. Mineral) is engaged in the beach sand mineral industry. The appellant applied to the Ministry of Commerce through the Board of Approvals for ...
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THE Tamil Nadu government's decision to transfer the Collector of Tuticorin district, Ashish Kumar, the same day he launched a crackdown on the beach sand mining units run by politically influential groups in some coastal villages in the district has raised many an eyebrow.
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Over 9 million metric tonnes of beach sand was illegally mined, Tamil Nadu; The Hindu (04-05-2017) Despite a ban on mining of beach sand since 2013, illicit mining and transportation of beach sand continued on a massive scale. A court filing reports that in 2013, over 90 lakh tonnes (9 million metric tonnes) of beach sand had been mined from 2 ...
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A suo motu PIL by the Madras high court has been investigating the problem of illegal beach sand mining, after a geologist alleged that it resulted in a loss of Rs 2 lakh crore to the exchequer....
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Vast quantities of minerals mined from beach sand such as garnet, ilmenite, zircon and rutile were found stocked in these godowns. During the search operation, the squads found a total of 455,245 tonnes of beach minerals and 312,314 tonnes of raw beach sand.
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MADURAI: Environmentalists fighting against rampant illegal sand mining have hailed the gazette notification by the Union ministry of mines changing the rules that earlier allowed private companies to mine rare earth minerals found on beach sand. They said the notification was much awaited and would help save the coastal treasures.
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The ilmenite from beach placers of India, commonly contains 50-60% TiO 2 and is suitable for different process technologies. Ilmenites of especially the Kerala coast have up to some 70% TiO 2 due to conversion of ilmenite partly to leucoxene.
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Of course, it has been too late to save acres of land in seaside villages, that have been lost to sand mining. Less than a week ago, the district administration of Chattarpur had to impose section 144, when it feared violence in the sand mining areas of Bundelkhand, on the bed of the Ken river.
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illegal sand mining. DMK working president MK Stalin on Tuesday sought a CBI probe into the illegal mining of 1 crore tonnes of beach sand worth of Rs 1.8 lakh crore on the Southern coast of Tamil Nadu. In a statement, he said that the report of the special investigation team headed by senior IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi revealed illegal ...
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Beach sand mining is a lucrative business not only because it supplies raw materials to the construction industry but much more because it can make available minerals which are extracted from the sand, such as ilmenite (an ore for tinanium), zircon, rutile, garnet and others. They go mainly for export. [1]
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24 March 2017. 2 minute read. Facebook/Sandhya Ravishankar. IFJ expresses serious concern over the online harassment and threats over the telephone to independent journalist Sandhya Ravishankar over her reporting of illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu, India. This statement was originally published on ifj on 24 March 2017.
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